TEMPO.CO, Malang – Eight student press activists from various universities in the city of Malang became victims of violence while covering the protest against the Indonesian National Army Law, or TNI Law, in front of the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) building on Sunday, March 23, 2025. The demonstration was marred by violence.
The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Student Press Association (PPMI) in Malang, Delta Nishfu, who is one of the eight victims, stated that they were shouted at, cursed, dragged, and beaten by individuals suspected to be a combined security force of the police and military.
Delta recounted experiencing violence while documenting the…